Words matter in ‘ISIS’ war, so use ‘Daesh’

The Boston Glob ^ | OCTOBER 09, 2014 | Zeba Khan

[TBP]

French officials recently declared that that country would stop using any of those names and instead refer to the group as “Daesh.”

Whether referred to as ISIS, ISIL, or IS, all three names reflect aspirations that the United States and its allies unequivocally reject. Political and religious leaders all over the world have noted this. French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said, “This is a terrorist group and not a state. . . the term Islamic State blurs the lines between Islam, Muslims, and Islamists.”

The term “Daesh” is strategically a better choice because it is still accurate in that it spells out the acronym of the group’s full Arabic name, al-Dawla al-Islamiya fi al-Iraq wa al-Sham. Yet, at the same time, “Daesh” can also be understood as a play on words — and an insult. Depending on how it is conjugated in Arabic, it can mean anything from “to trample down and crush” to “a bigot who imposes his view on others.” Already, the group has reportedly threatened to cut out the tongues of anyone who uses the term.

Why do they care so much? The same reason the United States should. Language matters.

[KyCats]

Ban -The Koran.

[Gasshog]

Im sticking with SandTurds.

[Liberty Valance]

I'm starting to understand what Salmon Rushdie went thru many years before any of us worried about this threat. He wrote The Satanic Verses and immediately had a million dollar bounty on his head.

[KarlInOhio]

How about Sand Nazis?

[CodeToad]

In impolite company I call them “Sand N****rs”.

[tinyowl]

"Shhesh ..."

"Dash"

The French sometimes make it two-ish syllables ...
French audio, Hollande I think

Here's OHole audio:
O Saying it

[DUMBGRUNT]

Now 129 people are dead in Paris because Europe decided to make a fetish of its tolerance for intolerance and allow the religious distempers of its Islamist communities to fester over many years. That’s what happens when you sanctify political tantrums, explain and appease them, refuse to name them, try to look away.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-islamist-tantrum-1447720016

[Grampa Dave]

There is no radical Islam, there is only Islam - Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan

The only difference in a moderate Islamist and a radical Islamist is tactical advantage. Once they think they have it, it is jihad time for all.

Coexist reality today!

How we can protect our families, now.

[Peter ODonnell]

You say Obama and I say Osama,

you say ISIS and I say DAESH,

ISIS, DAESH, Bernie Sanders,

let’s call the whole thing off.

[LucyT]

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[Velveeta]

Daeshbags

[PGalt]

Fislam

[ifinnegan]

Islamic State

[Lion Den Dan]

How abouit Camel Shaggers?

[House Atreides]

“...the term Islamic State blurs the lines between Islam, Muslims, and Islamists....”
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Really? As far as I’m concerned ISLAM = MUSLIMS = ISLAMISTS. It is all a MONOLITH.

[Bullish]

How bout if we just al-kick their al-asses to al-hell and don’t worry about what we call them besides al-dead?

[XHogPilot]

Obama just began referring to this murderous state as Daesh. His hidden reasoning should be clear, it allows his denial of the “I” in ISIL, that is, it allows Obama to deny Islam is the fundamental tenet in ISIS/ISIL.
Don’t fall into the denial trap.
Call it what it is, an Islamic State!

[Pilgrim's Progress]

I still prefer “Sheet Heads.”

[bigbob]

I watched him speaking French the other day. Just made him sound like a french fag.

[kvanbrunt2]

we used to call them Mohammedans — cult of Mohammad